Birth Name: Benjamin A. Sheinkman
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 26, 1968
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ben Shenkman is an American actor.
Ben is the son of Katherine “Kay” and Shepard A. Sheinkman. His family is Jewish.
Ben’s paternal grandparents were Shaia/Shae Sheinkman and Bertha Rosenkrantz. They were born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine).
Sources: Obituary of Ben’s uncle (father’s brother), Jacob “Jack” Sheinkman – http://www.nytimes.com
Ben’s paternal grandparents, Shaia/Shae Sheinkman and Bertha Rosenkrantz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
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